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Date DayTheme
01 AprilUtkal Diwas / Odisha FOundation Day
01 AprilNational Walking Day
01 AprilFossil Fools Day
01 AprilEedible Book Day
02 AprilWorld Autism Awareness DayThe transition of Adulthood
04 AprilInternational day for Mine AwarenessTogether for mine action
05 AprilNational Maritime Day
05 AprilInternational day of ConscienceSupport nurses and Midwives
07 AprilWorld Health Day
08 AprilInternational Romani day
10 AprilWorld Homeopathy DayEnhancing the scope of Homeopathy in Public health
10 AprilSiblings Day
11 AprilNational Safe Motherhood DaySafe Motherhood in times of COVID-19
11 AprilNational Pet Day
12 AprilInternational day of Human Space Flight
13 AprilJallianwala Bagh Massacre
14 AprilB. R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day / Ambedkar Jayanti
14 AprilWorld First Chagas disease day
15 AprilWorld Art DaySee Art, Do Art, Be Art, Stay Home,
16 AprilWorld Voice DayFocus on your voice
17 AprilWorld Haemophilia Day
18 AprilWorld Heritage Day / International day of monuments and sitesShared Cultures, Shared heritage, Shared responsibility
19 AprilWorld Liver Day
21 AprilSecretaries' day
21 AprilNational Civil Services Day
21 AprilWorld Creativity and Innovation Day
22 AprilWorld Earth DayClimate Action
23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright DaySlogan: "KL Baca – caring through reading"
24 AprilNational Panchayati Raj Day
25 AprilWorld Malaria DayZero Malaria starts with Me
25 AprilInternational Delegate's day
26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property DayInnovate for a Green future
27 AprilWorld Veterinary Day
28 AprilWorld day for Safety and Health at Work
28 AprilWorld Veterinary Day
29 AprilInternational Dance Day
30 AprilAyushman Bharat Diwas
30 AprilInternational Jass Day
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Easter festival is observed on 12 April

Easter festival
  • The festival is celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon, the Paschal full moon, after the vernal equinox.
  • Easter festival is observed by most Christians as they believe in the resurrection of Jesus.

Apple and Google tied-up to start COVID-19 contact-tracing tech

Apple and Google tied-up to start COVID-19 contact-tracing tech
  • Google and Apple tied-up to combat against COVID-19 through contact tracing technology.
  • Both tech-giants have tied-up to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to aid governments and health agencies to reduce the spread of the Corona Virus, with user privacy and security central to the design.

Karnataka Bank reappoint Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for 3 yrs

Karnataka Bank
  • Karnataka Bank has got Reserve Bank of India nod for reappointment of Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for the next 3 years.
  • Mahabaleshwara accepted the charge as MD & CEO of Karnataka Bank on April 12, 2017, and has over 29 years of banking experience both at administrative and operational levels.

Double-Layered Khadi Masks produced by KVIC

Double-Layered Khadi Masks produced by KVIC
  • Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has prepared a double-layered Khadi mask to check the spread of COVID-19.
  • KVIC has also bagged large orders for the supply of a double-layered Khadi mask in vast quantities.

Ministry of HRD initiates web portal ‘YUKTI’

Ministry of HRD initiates web portal ‘YUKTI’
  • Ministry for Human Resource Development has initiated a web-portal named YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) in New Delhi.
  • The web portal and dashboard will help to check and record the efforts and initiatives of the Ministry of HRD.

Ahmedabad station to be 1st station to get sanitizing tunnel

Ahmedabad station to be 1st station to get sanitizing tunnel
  • Ahmedabad railway station at Kalupur, Gujarat becomes the 1st station of Indian Railways (IR) to set up a “Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel”.
  • This Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel is set up to make sure the safety of staff and passengers in the view of the COVID-19.

The International Day of Mathematics (1st Time) observed on 17 April

The International Day of Mathematics
  • The announcement of March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics has been adopted by the Executive Council of UNESCO at its 205th session.
  • It was approved by the 40th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in November 2019. The inaugural celebration of the IDM is on March 14, 2020.

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